Coulson Macleod Meet Top Liberty Buyers

Macleod — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:33:37 +0000

On Saturday, we (yes the entire company of Coulson Macleod — that’s both Coulson & Macleod) hopped on the train and travelled down to London.

Liberty London had opened their doors for their Best of British Design Open Call.

We’d attended Liberty’s Best of British back in April. And Liberty liked what they saw. But gave us an indication that there were a couple of prints that they’d like more. And obviously these weren’t the prints that we had carried down.

So off we went again. Second time lucky perhaps?

We waited for what seemed like an age in the hot rafters of the Liberty store. Tension mounting. The beautiful people of Liberty scurried around with timers and clipboards.

Whilst we waited we chatted to some lovely talented folk. One lady designed glass bowls. Another lady was a fashion designer.

Ed Burstell, Liberty’s Managing Director, passed right by us. Which made us even more nervous.

Finally it was our moment to pitch.

This time, not one, but two buyers were waiting for us.

And you wouldn’t believe who they were…

Michelle Alger. And Faye Toogood.

Now if you’re not particularly into who’s who at Liberty (and why would you be?) then these names won’t mean much. But you may have seen Ed and Michelle on BBC 2’s Britain’s Next Big Thing.

Michelle is the Buying Manager for Homeware.

Faye Toogood is an interior stylist with her own studio. And is BIG news. She does regular consultancy work for designer Tom Dixon. She’s designed Liberty’s windows. She did a refit of Dover Street Market’s shoe department. And she’s currently designing parts of the new Selfridges Hotel, due to open in 2012.

And they loved our art. They weren’t just being polite. They really loved it. Michelle Alger said that she’d never seen anything like it before. And she’s seen everything.

Amazing!

But. And sad to say there is a but. Our typographic art pieces are just not right for Liberty.

However, they did tell us who they thought would like to stock Coulson Macleod art. And that, my friends, is who we’re contacting next. Watch this space.

Coulson Macleod Goes Gaga For Ginkgo

Macleod — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:01:07 +0000

It’s my birthday today, and yes, I’m an April Fool!

I’ve been salivating over the Ginkgo print from Daniel Baer since I first saw it, flicking through the graphic design magazine Grafik. This morning I unwrapped my gift from Coulson, and Ta Da!

A gorgeous A3 poster of ginkgo leaves by the super-talented Daniel Baer.

Daniel used a very complex process to make this simple and delicate golden stem. According to Grafik, it’s a foil-stamped, multi-levelled embossing, using hand-engraved metal plates to create the highly detailed texture, similar to etching.

The relief effect works so well with the ginkgo, a plant that is described as a living fossil. The leaves are pressed into the paper in much the same way a fossil is found in a rock. The ginkgo leaves look both ancient and modern against their white background.

The Ginkgo is limited to 90 prints, so if you want one too, you’d better be quick.

Daniel Baer, a Swiss-born artist, has also designed for Liberty.

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Coulson Macleod Meet Top Liberty Buyers

Coulson Macleod Goes Gaga For Ginkgo